kaj

conj

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The verdict

“kaj” is uncommon German (frequency #93,124 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,124
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - und

Corpus desk

Index DE-kaj · kaj · German

kaj · rank #93,124 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,124
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kakadu

Nearest frequency peer: Kakadu (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „kaj“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „kaj“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kaj
PropertyValue
Headwordkaj
LanguageGerman
Part of speechConjunction
Letters3
Frequency rank#93,124
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kaj“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).kajfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kakadu“ (#93,125), „juvenile“ (#93,122), „Kakaopulver“ (#93,126). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kaj“ bei #93,124. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kaj is uncommon German at frequency #93,124 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as aconjunction. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for kaj in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is kaj, spelled K-A-J.

Definition

  1. 1
    und
  2. 2
    übersetzter Befehl „AND“ = „Und“

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how kaj appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La atakoj skuis Germanujon plene kaj komplete.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kaj"?
"kaj" is spelled K-A-J.
What does "kaj" mean?
As a conjunction, "kaj" means: und
What language does "kaj" come from?
"kaj" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kaj", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

iis#93,095IgG#93,093GHS#92,988MCU#93,274

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list